SPIRIT RIDER
(of the Hyborian era)
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Presumably human mutate (Hyborian era)
Occupation: Spirit of Vengeance
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Conan (though he was unaware of Conan's presence)
Enemies: Unidentified "mad king" and
his armies
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: An unidentified land during the Hyborian era
First Appearance: Savage Avengers I#21 (August, 2021)
Powers/Abilities: The Spirit Rider seemed to possess many of the superhuman powers typical to a Spirit of Vengeance, including superhuman strength and durability (sufficient to battle entire armies), a skeletal form nearly impervious to most physical attacks and a mystical "Penance Stare" capable of forcing its victims to experience the pain and sorrow of their own misdeeds.
The Spirit Rider could also manipulate hellfire for various effects including the project of hellfire as an offensive attack or imbuing objects or even living creatures with hellfire. The Spirit Rider rode atop a gigantic, monstrous spider that he had imbued with hellfire and the spider had fangs, strength and durability befitting its size.
The Spirit Rider also wielded a sickle on a chain
that was imbued with hellfire.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'10")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 160 lbs.)
Eyes: Fiery orange
Hair: None (orange flames emanating from its skull)
History: (Savage
Avengers I#21 (fb)) - When an unidentified "mad king" sent his armies
to pillage an unidentified land, the barbarian Conan was sent to
assassinate the king but when Conan arrived, he found the king's forces
under assault from a fiery, skeletal Spirit of Vengeance riding atop a
giant, monstrous spider. Standing away from the battle, Conan witnessed
the Spirit lay waste to all who stood before it and kept his pay
despite his job being done for him by the Spirit.
(Savage Avengers I#21 -
BTS) - In the modern era, the time-displaced Conan fought the modern
era's Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) and recalled his earlier encounter
with the Hyborian era Spirit of Vengeance.
(Savage Avengers I#22 -
BTS) - While experiencing nightmares, Conan dreamed he had returned to
his native Hyborian era and the Spirit Rider was there to brutally
welcome him.
Comments: Created by Gerry Duggan and Patch Zircher.
While the Hyborian era Spirit of Vengeance was never
directly identified, other than as an ancestor (so to speak) of the
modern Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider, Conan refers to a nightmarish vision
of the Hyborian rider as "Spirit Rider." Hence, the name of this
profile.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Spirit Rider should be distinguished from:
Appearances:
Savage Avengers I#21 (August, 2021) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Patch
Zircher (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Savage Avengers I#22 (September, 2021) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Patch
Zircher (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First posted: 02/17/2022
Last updated: 02/17/2022
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